Daytime transatlantic flights to Europe are relatively rare, with only 1,811 departures scheduled between April and September in 2025. This figure represents a decrease from the previous year, which saw 2,328 such flights during the same period. Several airlines, including Azores Airlines, American Airlines, and Icelandair, have reduced their daytime routes.
The summer of 2025 will feature 13 daytime transatlantic routes. Among these is Air Saint Pierre’s service from Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Paris CDG using a wet-leased Boeing 737-700. The route operates weekly between June and September with just 11 roundtrip flights planned. The purpose of this route remains unclear but may involve tourism or local travel needs.
London Heathrow accounts for nearly eight out of ten daytime transatlantic flights due to cuts in mainland European routes. American Airlines, British Airways, JetBlue, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic operate services that depart from the Americas between 06:00 and midnight.
Turkish Airlines offers a daily flight from New York JFK back to Istanbul using a Boeing 787-9. Avianca flies daily from Bogotá to Madrid with a Boeing 787-8. British Airways operates two daily routes back to London Heathrow from Boston and New York JFK using Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Virgin Atlantic also flies daily from New York JFK back to London Heathrow with a Boeing 787-9.
United Airlines provides a daily service from Newark to London Heathrow using a Boeing 767-300ER while JetBlue flies daily on an A321LR from New York JFK to London Heathrow. American Airlines runs a daily flight on a Boeing 777-200ER from New York JFK to London Heathrow as well.
Air Canada offers a daily service on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Halifax to London Heathrow. United has twice-weekly flights on the same aircraft type from Newark to Nuuk—though some may not consider this route transatlantic since Greenland is not geographically in Europe.
Azores Airlines resumes its four weekly A321neo service in June flying back to Ponta Delgada from Boston while Icelandair mainly uses its daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 for return trips back to Keflavik.
These daytime flights rely on shorter distances and fewer timezone changes along with strong point-to-point demand though success is not guaranteed by these factors alone.
Several markets or airlines no longer offer daytime services compared with last summer according to Cirium Diio data: American’s Chicago O’Hare-London Heathrow; Atlantic Airways’ Stewart-Faroe Islands; Azores Airlines’ multiple routes involving Boston/New York/Toronto-Funchal/Porto/Terceira; Delta’s New York JFK-Paris CDG; Icelandair’s New York JFK-Keflavik connection have all been cut or will end soon.
